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Presidential Race Maps
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Our innovative presidential election maps and blog offer a snapshot of where things stand and where they are headed in the state-by-state hunt for electoral votes.

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  • U.S. Senate Chart : Key Races: Ballance of Power: DEM- REP- TCTC-
  • Arkansas : Likely Republican
  • California: Too-Close-To-Call
  • Colorado : Too-Close-To-Call
  • Florida : Too-Close-To-Call
  • Illinois: Too-Close-To-Call
  • Iowa: Likely Republican
  • Kentucky : Leaning Republican
  • Missouri: Leaning Republican
  • Nevada : Too-Close-To-Call
  • New Hampshire: Leaning Republican
  • North Carolina : Leaning Republican
  • Ohio : Leaning Republican
  • Pennsylvania: Leaning Republican
  • Washington: Too-Close-To-Call
  • Wisconsin : Too-Close-To-Call
  • Safe DEM: CT, HI, MD, NY-1, NY-2, OR, VT, WV,
  • Safe GOP: DE, IN, LA, AL, AK, AZ, GA, ID, KS, ND, OK, SC, SD, UT
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